receive admission into college. On May 20, 2006, Rinka was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class. Among a larger group, he was inducted with players Oscar Robertson (his boyhood idol), John Havlicek, Clark Kellogg, Jerry Lucas and Bob Knight. In 2016, Rinka was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane letters from Kenyon College for his work in education. In 2017, Rinka was a member of the inaugural class of the Small College Hall of Fame, along with Phil Jackson, Lucious Jackson, Dick Barnett and Travis Grant. References External links "SMALL IS A WAY OF LIFE," by Curry Kirkpatrick, Sports Illustrated, Dec. 2, 1968 "Scoring machine: Rinka didn’t let small stature stop him from putting up big numbers,” by Sam Scott, Wilmington (NC) Star-News, June 1, 2006 1948 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Milwaukee Brandeis University staff Kenyon Lords basketball players Milwaukee Bucks draft picks Shooting guards Sportspeople from Milwaukee Shorewood High School (Wisconsin) alumni